A star of HBO’s "The Sopranos” is headed back to series television, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Lorraine Bracco has signed on to a role in TNT’s drama pilot, "Rizzoli," where she’ll play the mother of the crime-solving police detective of the…
NBC’s Vancouver Olympics inventory isn’t sold out, with fewer than 90 days before the event, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Agency estimates are that NBC has about one-third of its avails which still must be sold if sales are to be…
David Janollari, the former president of entertainment at The WB, is in talks to join a cable network, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Janollari, most recently an independent producer, is in talks to join MTV as senior VP of West Coast…
If Heidi and Spencer Pratt have their way, the reality TV couple will spread out from MTV’s "The Hills" into their own series, reports the Associated Press. The Pratts are hoping to create an unscripted show that would focus on…
The color commentator on ESPN’s "Monday Night Football," has recommitted to the network, squelching any questions that he might return to coaching, reports B&C. The commentator, Jon Gruden, who took the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory in the Super Bowl in…
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has wrapped up a renewal deal with USA Network that will keep WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW on the network schedule through 2014. The program has been with USA for 16 years and both sides were happy…
Univision Communications, which includes Univision, TeleFutura and the Galavision cable network, has made a major deal to bring full-length programming to the Internet’s biggest video site, Reuters reports. The deal, with YouTube.com, is a revenue sharing arrangement, with the majority…
Film and TV star George Segal, who starred for seven years on NBC’s "Just Shoot Me," is heading back to series TV. He’ll be in a new sitcom called "Retired at 35," TVLand announced. As previously reported, the show is TV Land’s first foray…